Myleene Klass Pictures, News, Gossip & Rumours - AskMen AskMen Messages You have no messages Notifications You have no notifications Myleene Klass Myleene Klass If you haven't been following British pop music in the last few years, Myleene was one of the winners on the TV show Popstars and became part of the band Hear'Say. After the albums Popstars and Everybody, she moved on to become a solo pianist with her own CD called Moving On. Appeal As she started out with Hear'Say, there was a rumor that Myleene had once been a webcam girl on British Bravo's Doll's House, a naughtier version of Big Brother. As it turns out, the girl was only pretending to be Myleene and it became a scandal. It's unfortunate since hordes of men were convinced Myleene was the incarnation of their fantasies. Still, that's not to say she isn't sexy. She has posed for British men's magazines over the years and she's right up there with the best of them, Hear'Say's Kym Marsh included. Can you just imagine seeing a beautiful woman like her playing piano in the buff?

Success Having trained at prestigious music schools in her youth, Myleene began her professional career by singing backup vocals for folks like k.d. lang , Cliff Richards and Michael Crawford. She also toured with the latter for two months. Having appeared in the Miss Saigon musical at the West End, she later signed up for the British TV show Popstars, which centered on music auditions; the winners would later be part of a successful pop group. Myleene was selected, along with Kym Marsh, Noel Sullivan, Suzanne Shaw, and Danny Foster. Greatly popular, this new band, called Hear'Say, released two albums in 2001: Popstars and Everybody. With songs like "Pure and Simple," "Lovin' Is Easy," and "I Knew You Were Waiting," people couldn't get enough of them. However, unfavorable circumstances throughout 2002 contributed to the band breaking up toward the end of the year. Myleene returned to classical music with a lucrative Universal Classics deal. Her first solo album, Moving On, was released in October 2003.

Myleene Klass Biography It's on April 6, 1978, that Myleene Angela Klass was born in Norfolk, England. Her father, Oscar, was a ship captain and was therefore often away from home. Her mother, Magdalena, took on the duties of raising Myleene and her younger siblings Jessie and Don. Myleene was only 4 years old when she started getting into music. At that age she began playing piano, as well as her grandfather's violin. Music was definitely in her genes since this same grandfather was once head of the Vienna Opera. myleene with the von trapp kids During the same period, Myleene was part of a singing trio with her siblings and everyone called them the "von Trapp kids." After attending two Catholic schools, St. Mary's and Notre Dame, she pursued her secondary education at Cliff Park High. It was a very traumatic experience for Myleene because she was constantly bullied. It wasn't uncommon for kids to steal her lunch, spit on her, chase her around, and make fun of her. myleene sings with k. d. lang Through it all, she found solace in her music.

When she was 14, she was fortunate enough to be offered a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music, where she learned to play the harp. This school, which had her traveling to London from Norfolk every weekend, was a great experience for her, since this is where she could shine. As her high school graduation rolled around in the mid-'90s, she was offered a spot at Cambridge University but turned it down because she wanted to pursue a music career. She didn't waste any time, however, and got a part in the Miss Saigon musical at the West End. It was also during those years that Myleene got work singing back vocals for Cliff Richards, k.d. lang , and Michael Crawford, with whom she spent two months on tour. myleene klass joins hear'say Next for her was the Royal Academy of Music. Even though she had no university degree, they listened to her music and took her on as a post-graduate student. Everything began moving really fast for Myleene. In January 2001, the British network ITV was launching a new TV show called Popstars, in which a nationwide talent search would allow the public to vote to form a five-member pop group.

Each week, millions of viewers tuned in to watch the auditions. Myleene was interested in the idea and submitted herself to this grueling process. The group of hundreds of hopefuls was brought down to 60 and finally to 10. The young musician from Norfolk managed to hang on for the ride. Finally, the votes were in and the final five were chosen. They were Noel Sullivan, Kym Marsh , Suzanne Shaw, Danny Foster, and, of course, Myleene Klass. The band would eventually be named Hear'Say. At the same time, Myleene was offered a classical record deal, but she turned it down as she didn't feel she could commit herself to both. She wanted to give herself wholeheartedly to her new band. Before their first album, Popstars, was released in March 2001, Hear'Say was already one of the greatest cultural phenomena the United Kingdom had ever seen. Their debut single, "Pure and Simple," sold over 1.2 million copies and they were on top of the world. It was the fastest selling single in UK chart history. In July 2001, they released a second album called Everybody.

However, after singles like "Lovin' Is Easy," "I Knew You Were Waiting," and "Way to Your Love Pt. 1," the British public soon grew tired of the endless tabloid articles on them and their numerous TV interviews. myleene klass breaks up with hear'say There was a great deal of animosity between Myleene and Kym Marsh, and the latter eventually left the band in early 2002. Hungry for publicity, Hear'Say held public auditions to find a replacement even though the guy they finally chose, Johnny Shentall, had previously been in another failed band and was a friend. Was the audition rigged? Still, things were looking bad for Hear'Say. Their tour was indefinitely postponed, the hits dried up, and their fan base vanished. As quickly as they had become popular, Hear'Say became the butt of all jokes. In the fall of 2002, the band split up.

myleene klass moving on solo In October 2002, the band members appeared on The Frank Skinner Show and Myleene broke down crying as she revealed that the press and public had ganged up on the group from the beginning, not to mention her former boyfriend who was selling information to the tabloids. Being in the spotlight only to be ridiculed was not her idea of success and it brought back painful memories from her high school days. But as the only member of Hear'Say with any formal musical training, Myleene had plenty of options open to her. In early 2003, Myleene was offered both a pop and classical record deal. It was a no-brainer for her and she signed a six-record deal with Universal Classics, worth more than a million pounds. Her album, Moving On, was released in Britain in October 2003. On it, she simply plays the piano, placing a new contemporary spin on classical pieces and movie scores. Happy where she is right now in her career, she currently lives in London. Show comments Hear'Say band Concerts Hear'Say were an English pop group.

They were created through the ITV reality TV show Popstars in February 2001, the first United Kingdom series of the international Popstars franchise. The group, who were signed to Polydor Records, originally consisted of Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw, and Noel Sullivan. Hear'Say achieved instant fame, breaking chart records with their debut single Pure & Simple and the album Popstars. However, their second album failed to match this success. In January 2002, Marsh left Hear'Say due to conflicts with Klass and Sullivan. Band From: How Myleene survived Hear'Say | London Evening Standard How Myleene survived Hear'Say Sunday 4 September 2005 23:00 BST Click to follow ES Entertainment Klass act: Myleene When we meet, Myleene Klass is weeping tears of joy. She's just learned that she is to be the new presenter on ITV1's Saturday morning chart show cd:uk, following in the footsteps of Cat Deeley, who has gone on to greater things. 'Everyone's got a certain number of golden tickets in life and I thought I'd used all mine up,' she says.

Myleene is, of course, a former member of Hear'Say, the pop band created on a TV talent show upon a wave of giddy hysteria that catapulted them to the top of the charts. Hear'Say had made the fastest-selling single in history, only sensationally to crash and burn within two frenetic years. Myleene was the busty, exotic-looking one, the mouthy one and the one blamed for the nasty rows that erupted within the group - particularly with fellow singer Kym Marsh, who blamed her early departure from the band on her differences with Myleene - and eventually ripped Hear'Say apart. She was spat at in the street, physically assaulted by two fans and called a bitch by a shop assistant. Indeed, Myleene seemed to attract misfortune: abusive and suicidal boyfriends, a stalker, fluctuating weight - and a very public breakdown on The Frank Skinner Show. 'I've never watched that interview, but just talking about it now hits me hard,' she says. Her words are appropriate. The interview, recorded shortly after Hear'Say announced they were to split up, was pure car- crash TV, contributing to one of the messiest write-offs of a band in pop music history.

'The problem was that once the band had split, we were five voices instead of one unified voice,' she says now. 'I thought we'd done a good job keeping it together, but then ridiculous stories and squabbling started. 'I'd had enough. I went on holiday to escape everything and came back to find I had one more interview to do - The Frank Skinner Show. 'I thought: "OK, this will be fine." But when I walked on set, I was asked: "Why did the band split up? Why did you get a reputation for being a bitch?" Everything suddenly seemed really magnified. 'It was horrid. When I spoke, I couldn't stop the tears. And then I had to carry on and sing I Will Survive to end the show. Afterwards, I rang my boyfriend Graham and said: "I've just hammered the final nail into the coffin." ' Myleene is nothing if not a trouper, however. A classical pianist who trained at the Royal Academy of Music and has worked in West End musicals, she resolved to pick herself up, brush herself down and get on with the show. After the demise of Hear'Say, she signed a £1 million record deal and released a classical album.

Despite rumours that she was subsequently dumped by the record company, she says she is currently working on a second album. She is also doing an Open University degree in astronomy and she has just been appointed the first ever ambassador for the charity Youth Music in Britain, which is why we meet. The charity aims to provide opportunities for under-privileged children to make music. Today, Myleene, 27, is no longer the 'busty one'. She's shed two stone and looks elegant in black loose-fitting trousers, rather than the rather tarty, in-your-face Myleene of Hear'Say fame. She's now able to laugh at her experiences with the ultimate manufactured pop band. She's also secure in her personal life, reconciled with Graham Quinn, Hear'Say's former security chief and the man she plans to marry. After three years together, they separated briefly in November, when reports surfaced that Quinn was wanted by the Irish police. He had fled his native Dublin in 1996 after being arrested for having a stash of heroin said to be worth £1,500. In April this year, he appeared before a court in Ireland. 'It was a very scary time for me,' she says.

'Drugs scare me. My dad stuck a picture of Leah Betts on to my computer when I was a teenager and that was enough to put me off for good. 'Ten years ago, Graham got involved in drugs and had a bad problem. He did wrong on a monumental scale and got caught. He was 19 and scared. He thought he'd end up in prison so he ran away. 'At the court appearance, the judge told Graham: "You've paid your price." He said that the way in which Graham had changed his life was an example to lots of kids. 'Graham is an amazing person who stuck by me through my hard times. I'm going to stick by him. I'm a stubborn person and very loyal. I believe he's good.' When Myleene says this, I catch a glimpse of the steely determination that propelled her back into bed with the monster that is celebrity - but in truth she's not your average B-list wannabe. The oldest of three children born to a Filipina mother, Magdalena, and Austrian father, Oscar, she grew up in Norfolk.

Her father, a sea captain and a leading Viennese musician, was away for six weeks at a time and Myleene worked hard to impress him with her school grades and exam marks for the piano and violin. She got three 'A' grade A-levels but turned down a place at King's College, Cambridge, to pursue her music career. Upon completing a course at the Royal Academy, she was offered a job in the musical Miss Saigon, after which she worked as a session musician, touring with the likes of Cliff Richard and Michael Crawford. Hear'Say, though, offered that first golden ticket to fame. She and the four other band members - Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw, Danny Foster and Noel Sullivan - were selected from thousands of young hopefuls on the hugely popular ITV show Popstars to form a group in February 2001. Within two months, they had made chart history by becoming the first British act to top the singles and album charts simultaneously with debut releases. From the start, Myleene felt isolated from the rest of the band members. She shared few common interests with them and, after training at music school and in the West End, was frustrated by the lack of discipline.

'We were supposed to work as a team, but we didn't know each other. In truth, they probably thought I was a bit strange. They'd say "Don't you want to come and play on the PlayStation?" when all I wanted to do was go and look at the stars, because I love astronomy.' The differences between the band members started to escalate and the dreadful rows began. 'We should have been having the happiest time of our lives, celebrating the fact we'd sold millions of records. We were taking helicopters everywhere and living like kings. But it was actually very draining. I put on two stone through living on curries and warmedup pizza for breakfast.' Hear'Say's second album, released in December 2001, managed only to limp in at No24 in the charts and their first single from it reached No4. By the beginning of 2002, Kym Marsh - who had two young children - had decided to cut her losses and run, launching a solo career and embarking on a high-profile relationhip with a soap star. The band struggled on for a further six months with a new member, Johnny Shentall, replacing Kym.

'We tried to carry on but there were fights every day,' says Myleene. 'We couldn't continue like that.' In November 2002, the band decided to split. It fell to Myleene to attempt to sort out the group's contractual obligations before going away. 'We didn't need another financial disaster on our hands,' she says. 'We'd already had one when Kym left. Woolworths were phoning up asking what we were going to do with their 100,000 Hear'Say Easter Eggs which featured her.' Since the split, Myleene seems to have fared slightly better than the other band members. Kym Marsh's solo recording career has hit the buffers and she's now turned to musicals, while Suzanne Shaw's disastrous liaison with 'love rat' Darren Day has made more headlines than her singing. Danny and Noel have made the odd appearance in musicals and on TV. Perhaps they don't have the drive that Myleene has. The cd:uk presenting job is, she knows, a last chance at fame and she's desperate to make it work.

This time she's only too aware of the pitfalls that go hand-in-hand with celebrity and I'm sure that, whatever happens, she will For more information about Youth Music and Myleene's involvement with their activities, log onto More about: Hear'Say turn 15! Take a look at what they did after Popstars Hear'Say turn 15! Take a look at what they did after Popstars The original reality phenomenon. Pure and simple.

Don't Miss Share December 06 2016 12:01 AM Share November 30 2016 11:30 AM Share November 29 2016 12:01 AM November 22 2016 12:24 AM Latest News Share 15 hours ago 2:47 PM Share 16 hours ago 2:16 PM 16 hours ago 1:47 PM Must Read Share 14 hours ago 3:45 PM Share 21 hours ago 8:32 AM 16 hours ago 2:16 PM © PA Images Yui Mok/PA Archive 10 January 2016 12:01 AM Shares Prepare to feel old. It's been 15 years since the first episode of ITV's history-making singing contest Popstars aired on January 10, 2001. After weeks of mysterious adverts exclaiming "Pick me Nigel!", the nation found themselves gripped to the televised process of putting together the UK's next biggest pop group.

It was down to choreographer-turned-TV producer Nigel Lythgoe, Spice Girls publicist Nicki Chapman, and Polydor A&R Paul Adam to whittle down the hopefuls and put together the best line-up. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below They finally settled on Kym Marsh, Noel Sullivan, Danny Foster, Suzanne Shaw and Myleene Klass - and in 2001, Hear'Say were born. Their debut single 'Pure and Simple' was a record-breaking smash. Their first album Popstars went platinum in a week. And they sold thousands of tickets for their own arena tour. They even had their own primetime show Hear'Say It's Saturday. No, really . But as fast as their success came, it disintegrated even quicker. Within a year, Kym Marsh had left and was replaced by Johnny Shentall. But even then, Hear'Say lasted not much longer than 18 months. So what happened to the members after a brief stint as the UK's original reality pop phenomenon?

KYM MARSH © Dave Hogan/Getty Images/Karwai Tang/WireImage Mother of three Kym was the first to leave Hear'Say in January 2002 - a little under a year after the group released their debut single 'Pure and Simple'. She instantly pursued a solo career and reached No.2 with her debut single 'Cry' in 2003, but was dropped by her label Island Records after releasing her first album Standing Tall. It peaked at No.9, but obviously that wasn't enough to save her deal. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below After a failed attempt to represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 (an opportunity that was somehow won by Daz Sampson of all people), Kym became a bit of a soap hopper with small roles in Doctors and Hollyoaks, before settling on the Corrie cobbles. She has played the role of Michelle Connor in Coronation Street since 2006 and has won no less than seven awards for her acting career. That's a small reward considering she's had to have a fling with Peter Barlow and wait the best part of a decade to marry Steve McDonald.

Then there was the time she gave reality TV another shot by competing in Popstar to Operastar in 2010, as well as fronting heartbreaking documentary Born Too Soon on ITV. The programme focussed on premature births after Marsh lost her baby son Archie when he was born 18 weeks early. Now, 15 years after Nasty Nigel Lythgoe famously remarked on her weight by saying "Christmas is over, but the goose has gotten fat", Marsh has released her own workout DVD called Power Sculpt. "It's taken me many years to get to the stage where I can look in the mirror and be happy and proud of my body," she said to the Mail Online. Take that and chew on it, Nige. DANNY FOSTER © Brian Rasic/Getty Images/BBC/Wall to Wall Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Hackney-born Danny arguably had one of the more distinctive voices in the group, but his post-Hear'Say singing career hasn't reached that same level again. He had a second shot at the whole singing competition thing in 2013 when he auditioned for The Voice UK, but none of the 'coaches' spun their big red chairs for him.

He performed a nice soulful version of Spice Girls' 'Wannabe' and everything . Before that, Danny competed in Channel 4's Olympics-inspired show The Games, going head to head with such names as Chesney Hawkes and Craig Charles. He then moved into painting nails and waxing eyebrows. No, we're not kidding. The 36-year-old popped up in Five's ill-fated reality show Trust Me - I'm A Beauty Therapist, working away at a salon in South Wales alongside the likes of Lauren Harries. Blimey. It didn't result in a career change for Danny Boy, though, and he soon returned to his first (and best) talent of singing. He now travels with his own live act Danny Foster & The Big Soul Corporation, featuring some very glamorous ladies. SUZANNE SHAW © Dave Hogan/Getty Images/Karwai Tang/WireImage Advertisement - Continue Reading Below To say Suzanne's career has been varied since her Hear'Say days would be an understatement. She was named Queen of the Ice after winning ITV's Dancing On Ice in 2008, appeared in stage adaptations of Snow White and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and even presented Bingolotto on Challenge TV.

Then there was her turn as Cinderella in pantomime, her child with Darren Day, a Celebrity Mum of the Year accolade in 2008, a big screen role as Moody Margaret's Mum in Horrid Henry the Movie, and becoming the face of Tesco Mobile. Phew. Oh, and how could we forget about her guest vocals on Koishii & Hush's dance anthem 'Calling'? But it has been her acting that has gained her the most attention. Firstly, her initial six-week stint in West End musical Chicago as Roxie Hart was extended due to favourable reviews. But it was her year-long stint in Emmerdale as Eve Birch that put her firmly back in the spotlight between 2010-11. Suzanne is currently on maternity leave after giving birth to her baby son Rafferty in October. NOEL SULLIVAN © Dave Hogan/Getty Images/Karwai Tang/WireImage Cardiff choirboy Noel Sullivan wasted no time in getting his name up in Theatreland lights after Hear'Say disbanded in 2002.

He's been pirouetting in Fame, getting smoochy in Love Shack and channelling his inner John Travolta for his take on Danny Zuko in Grease. Smooth. Noel's return to reality TV came in 2006 when he starred in the second series (seriously) of Five's Trust Me - I'm A Holiday Rep. It basically saw him attempting to entertain sunburnt Brits in Malia alongside Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell and a load of other people no-one's ever heard of. However, the 35-year-old returned to what he's good at straight after, bagging more roles in stage musicals, including one of the UK's most popular shows We Will Rock You. There, he actually got to perform alongside Queen's Brian May on the opening night. "It was a moment of realising that despite everyone saying that I was finished after Hear'Say, my hard work had paid off and I was back, in a new area of the industry," he told The Out Most . Oh, and then there was his brief cameo in hit BBC comedy drama Gavin and Stacey.

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below These days you can find Noel starring as Freddy in the UK tour of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, after releasing his first solo album Here I Go Again. The collection has a handful of original tracks along with show songs he's performed on stage over the years. But would Noel be up for a Hear'Say reunion sometime soon? "I would sooner cut my own leg off," he said in 2014. "I mean, what would we perform? Our greatest hits? I also think there are too many wounded relationships there for it to work." We'll take that as a no then. MYLEENE KLASS © Dave Hogan/Getty Images/Karwai Tang/WireImage Classically trained Myleene Klass was Hear'Say's very own pianist and gave the group a touch of musical credibility after they were slated for being too manufactured. It's a passion she's successfully used to carve out a formidable music career after the group split, which includes two albums and numerous Classical Brit Award nominations. But Myleene's profile was pushed to a new peak after she took that jungle shower in her bikini when participating in popular ITV series I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.

Overnight, offers for modelling contracts came pouring in, and she eventually signed a multi-million pound deal to be the new face of Marks & Spencer. It was bad news for Playboy magazine, though, after she politely declined their six-figure offer to pose nude for them. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below The 37-year-old's numerous presenting jobs include ITV's Popstar to Operastar (where she was briefly reunited with former band mate Kym Marsh), The One Show, Loose Women, BBQ Champ and Channel 4's 10 Years Younger. Myleene also co-hosted the American version of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here and even had a heated clash with former Labour leader Ed Miliband on Newsnight . It's not only the TV screens Myleene has been dominating either. The star has hosted her own radio shows on Classic FM, Capital FM, BBC Radio 2 and Smooth Radio. That's one packed CV. Most recently, though, you'll have seen Myleene looking radiant on Littlewoods adverts , for whom she has designed a number of clothing ranges for. Not bad for a reality show winner, eh?

JOHNNY SHENTALL © Brian Rasic/Getty Images/Samir Hussein/WireImage Poor Johnny didn't really stand a chance when he joined Hear'Say in 2002, replacing original member Kym Marsh. Although he'd already had some minor success as part of 2000s pop group Boom!, he auditioned for the Popstars band in a new reality show and ultimately 'won'. He'd also had a stint as a Hear'Say backing dancer. Funny, that. However, the band barely lasted the duration of final single 'Lovin' Is Easy' before they called it a day. Six years later in 2008, however, his profile was somehow still up there enough to join the cast of ITV2's cabin crew reality show CelebAir. Johnny turned air steward along with Chico, Kenzie, Lisa Maffia, and his wife, Lisa Scott-Lee from Steps. Oh the glamour! He's now a proud father of two children with Lisa, and has popped up in a few musical theatre productions here and there.

HEAR'SAY BIOGRAPHY Hear'Say Biography Last updated: 07/26/2001 03:46:05 AM Formation Of The Band The as yet unnamed band were formed as part of a nationwide British talent search. As an ITV television show "POPSTARS", starting in January 2001, set out to find 5 people to make up a pop group. Each week we followed auditions around the country, then a selected 60 were taken to London, week after week we saw the numbers decrease to just 10 people.... then in a special episode the judges visited the 10 people at home and the nation was welcomed to the band... in reality, the band had been together since before Christmas 2000... hidden away from the British press. The Band The chosen five members of the band were Noel Sullivan, Myleene Klass, Suzanne Shaw, Danny Foster and Kym Marsh. Recently the band have been glad to become free from the "popstars bubble", which has meant being hidden inside for many months.

The Name Game Choosing a name was part of the bands first "big decision" - names suggested by the band after rejected Nigel's (Main Popstars Judge) suggestions included resolution, persona, silk, frenzy, classic, rival, life, alive and wireless. Eventually they chose "hearsay". Kym Marsh quit the band in early 2002. They then did their own popstars style stint to find a new member. They found one and then came under a hail of bullits as it was revealed Johnny Shental used in another band that flopped "Boom!" and he is also dating Lisa Scott-Lee (Ex-Steps) So rumours were flying around saying that Hear'Say rigged the competition, and that they had no intetion of picking a normal person. Things went from bad to worse when they had to "put back the date" of their u.k. tour saying that Johnny was learning all the dance moves, in reality there fan base had vanished from under there feet, the public turned on them very quickly and they became the butt of a lot of jokes. Their last single 'lovin is easy' limped into the charts at number 6, then fell straight out the next week.

Hear'Say finally called it a day in late 2002. much to the relief of most music buying public. Suzanne Shaw has mini Hear'Say reunion with Myleene Klass and Noel Sullivan - Celebrity News News - Reveal Suzanne Shaw has mini Hear'Say reunion with Myleene Klass and Noel Sullivan Published Monday, Jan 20 2014, 19:10 GMT | By Olivia Heath | Submit Suzanne Shaw had the support of her former Hear'Say band members Myleene Klass and Noel Sullivan yesterday as she performed on Dancing On Ice. Myleene and Noel were spotted cheering on Suzanne from the crowds and even made a banner for the 32-year-old as she performed with professional skater Matt Evers. © Instagram / myleeneklass Suzanne, who is taking part in the 'All Stars' ice skating special, impressed judges with her routine to Lady Gaga's 'Applause' on Sunday night (19 January). An excited Suzanne tweeted before the show: "So looking forward to @KlassMyleene + @TheNoelSullivan coming 2 @dancingonice + the hearsay kids get to sit together!

YAY X." And it appears Noel got some practice on the ice himself, posting a photo to Twitter which showed him skating around the rink. © Twitter / @TheNoelSullivan Suzanne was voted through to next week's show after impressing the judges and public with her routine, leaving former EastEnders actor Todd Carty to exit the competition. Suzanne was in a celebratory mood after finding out she was through to next week, and joined Myleene and Noel for some drinks. © Instagram / myleeneklass The trio were all smiles as they posed for a group photo. Captioning the snap, Myleene said: "Me @thenoelsullivan and @suzanneshaw on a #littlereunion." Meanwhile, 33-year-old Noel praised Suzanne's skating efforts on Twitter. He said: "The best night at #DOI so proud of @SuzanneShaw she deserves the world." Hear'Say rose to fame in 2001 after being created on ITV reality show Popstars.

© Twitter / @TheNoelSullivan © REX/Matt Frost/ITV The group - which consisted of Noel, Myleene, Suzanne, Danny Foster and Coronation Street actress Kym Marsh - achieved huge success with their debut single 'Pure and Simple', before splitting in 2002. After seeing pictures of the Noel and Myleene with Suzanne yesterday, fans began speculating as to whether they would reunite and sign up for The Big Reunion, but Noel simply replied, "no." Watch a flashback video of Hear'Say performing 'Pure and Simple' at the Brit Awards in 2001: Kym Marsh: My furious rows with Myleene Klass - Mirror Online Celebs Kym Marsh: My furious rows with Myleene Klass SHE shot to fame in Britain’s first reality TV pop band and is now in the nation’s favourite soap. Share Myleene Klass with Kym Marsh (pic: DM( Share Get celebs updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email SHE shot to fame in Britain’s first reality TV pop band and is now in the nation’s favourite soap.

Dreams of stardom took Kym Marsh from a tough council estate to performing in front of the Queen and then on to the cobbles of Coronation Street. Today she lives with her fiancé, Hollyoaks actor Jamie Lomas, their three-month-old daughter Polly, and Kym’s children David, 16, and Emily, 13, from a previous relationship. But her drive and determination was born out of hardship – when she was a penniless single mum in Wigan. Kym, 35, says: “When I think back to when it was just me and the kids struggling to get by, I don’t know how we got through it. “But the children gave me something to smile about. It was for all of us that I dreamed of performing and when it happened it changed our lives forever.” In her autobiography, From the Heart, the former Hear’Say star tells of the constant struggle to make ends meet. “At one point, I couldn’t even afford to buy food or even heat the house,” she says. “Money was a constant worry. My rent was paid by social security but after that I never had very much to live on.

“I had to buy food, the kids’ clothes, nappies and bus fares to take David to nursery as well as gas and electricity. “There was never ever enough money to get through the week. I fell behind on my electricity bills and was forced to go on to a pre-pay card meter. “ I lost count of the times when the money on the card ran out and we were all left sitting in the pitch-black.” FRUSTRATING Kym, who was pregnant with her first child when she was 18, tried to make it as a singer but it was near-impossible. “It was so frustrating – I knew I was being discriminated against because I was a single mum,” she says. “I remember saying to my mum I was going to enrol on a beauty course if my singing career hadn’t taken off by my 24th birthday. “Winter was the worst time because no matter how cold it was I couldn’t afford to keep the heating on. I had to put David and Emily to bed with dressing gowns over their pyjamas. “Most of the time, I was skint and shopping for food was a nightmare.

I got most of our food in Aldi and bought things like Turkey Twizzlers and fish fingers because they were cheap. “I could never afford to buy the kids any toys. David loved Thomas the Tank Engine and every day on our way to nursery we’d pass a toy shop and he’d say, ‘Mummy have you got enough pennies today for a Thomas?’ And I’d say, ‘Not today, baby.’ And it would break my heart every single time. “The final straw was finding a nest of flying ants under the window. I wasn’t sure what to do so I got the vacuum cleaner and tried to suck them up but they began flying all over the room and everyone was screaming.” But Kym’s life changed for ever when her mum saw a local news item inviting people to audition for a new pop band. In July 2000, she went to Granada TV where she met the original “Mr Nasty”, Nigel Lythgoe, who announced they were making a TV show called Popstars. To her amazement, Kym made it into the first reality TV band Hear’Say and moved to London with fellow members Noel Sullivan, Suzanne Shaw, Danny Foster and Myleene Klass.

Kym says: “I’ll never forget when this people-carrier was sent to my house to take me to London. I felt like I was stepping into a new life and the house I moved into with the band was amazing. It had four huge bedrooms, two living rooms, a garden room, three bathrooms and a music room. I ended up sharing a room with Myleene who I got on really well with at first. It also put me in the position that blokes would kill for – to see Myleene in the nude! And, yes, she is gorgeous! “Neither of us could believe we’d been selected. It felt like all my dreams were coming true. We were in a whirlwind of promotional events and photoshoots. We were loaned swish cars for a year. We were living a pop star lifestyle and played at the Royal Variety Performance where we met the Queen and Elton John. “I was earning good money and able to treat the kids to some lovely presents but I missed them terribly.” In March 2001, Hear’Say’s single Pure and Simple sold 500,000 copies in the first week, becoming the fastest-selling debut single of all time.

Two months later, their second single was released but by then Kym was seriously fed up. “I was lonely, stressed and sad when I should have been loving it,” she says. “Tensions were building in the band and I felt like I was the odd one out.” Kym was seeing former EastEnders actor Jack Ryder and says: “He hated going to parties and ceremonies so we would stay in. “The band invited me out but I didn’t go very often and for holidays I would always go away with my children. “Looking back, the other members of the band did their best to try and involve me. No one told me what their problem was. We bickered over silly things.” Kym recalls the moment she fell out with the band, just before they went on the Jerry Springer Show. “Me and Myleene had a slanging match but someone split us up as we were due to go on air,” she says. “Going on to perform our single was horrible. “At one point, me and Myleene had to put our arms around one another. It was so fake and I hated every minute of it.

“We had been overheard arguing by staff at the studios and the following day our row was all over the newspapers. “We managed to put it behind us but the niggles remained. I wish we’d been able to explain honestly how we were feeling. But the problems festered.” Then a story which was leaked to the papers proved the final straw. “At the start of 2002, we were invited to play to British troops in Oman but I needed to be in the country for my children,” says Kym. “There was a misunderstanding that I didn’t want to go to Oman and a newspaper got wind of the story. “When I asked my PR agent he said that someone in the band had spoken to the newspaper. I felt utterly betrayed. “Then I was asked by a newspaper if I had any comment and I was so angry I said, ‘I quit’. “I’m sorry I quit through a newspaper rather than sitting down with the rest of the band. If we could have had a chat to clear the air it wouldn’t have been so bitter afterwards.” When Kym married Jack in August 2002, none of the band were invited.

“Suzanne and I have spoken since and see each other publicly,” says Kym. “I haven’t spoken to Noel since the day I left the band but Danny and I chat occasionally.” Apart from a few texts, and a chat at a TV awards in 2006, Kym had no real contact with Myleene until her son Archie died in February 2009. “We hadn’t really kept in contact but, being a mum herself, Myleene rang to see how I was,” Kym says. “We were both in tears on the phone and, in the days after Archie’s death, we talked more and more. Myleene really was there for me. She helped me choose the music for Archie’s funeral and sent the most beautiful bouquet of flowers to the crematorium.” Working on the ITV1 series Popstar to Operastar together also helped the pair to reconnect and Kym hopes she and Myleene will now be friends for life. “We have both grown up now that we have children of our own,” she says. “Life is too short to hold grudges and what happened back then isn’t anyone’s fault.

I am determined not to let anything or anyone come between us again.” * From The Heart by Kym Marsh is published tomorrow by Hodder & Stoughton, and is priced £16.99. Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent Most Read Most Recent Whatever happened to….Hear’Say? Music Whatever happened to….Hear’Say?

There have been so many 'making the band' type shows that it's hard to remember when it all started, so for those confused ones amongst us, it all began with one band: Hear'say STUMBLE SHARE SHARE TWEET PIN 4 August 2008 Many Saturday nights are spent feeding our addictions to shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor and Fame Academy, but it all started with one show and one manufactured pop band; winners of Popstars 2000 - Hear'Say Making the band The band were the result of six weeks of blood, sweat and tears, (okay maybe not blood) as thousands of hopefuls battled it out in open auditions for the television talent show before judges Nigel Lythgoe, Paul Adam (director of A&R at Polydor Records, who had rights to the finished group), and Nicki Chapman reduced the contestants to a final group of ten, before visiting each of them at their homes to reveal whether or not they had been selected for the group. Of the ten finalists, only five made it into the band, and the lucky few were Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw and Noel Sullivan.

whilst the rejected five went on to form the band Liberty X, who ironically were more successful than Hear'Say themselves. Their first single, Pure And Simple, was a cover of a Girl Thing track and went straight to number one in the UK singles chart and quickly became the fastest selling non-charity single in the UK and went on to sell over 1 million copies. The single was followed by an equally successful debut album entitled Popstars which also reached number 1, three weeks after the single, making HearâSay the only British band to have had a debut single and album at number 1 simultaneously. Decline During 2001 the group toured, to middling reviews, and released a live DVD of one of their shows. While on tour, the group were also recording a second, follow-up album, entitled Everybody. This sadly didn't live up to the previous album and their first single off the album only debuted at number 4, and even worse, the album crept in at number 24, but despite this clear decline, the band still made tour for an arena tour in 2002.

Realising the pressures of fame, Kym Marsh found herself thrust into the media spotlight even more as they fed on her relationship with ex-Eastender's hottie Jack Ryder who was five years her junior. In February 2002, Marsh announced that she was leaving the group and auditions were held for her replacement, which ended up being one of the bandâs former dancers and husband of Steps member Lisa Scott-Lee; Johnny Shentall. With a new line-up, HearâSay began recording a third album, cancelling the planned 2002 arena tour to give Shentall time to adjust, however, things went from bad to worse as the group toured the UK radio road shows circuit and were constantly booed and abused by members of the public. HearâSay officially split up on 1 October 2002, citing negative public reaction as the main reason. The band were gently mocked in a NatWest Bank TV commercial which began airing in the UK during summer 2007. In the advert, two NatWest businessmen are claiming to know exactly what free gifts their customers want.

They list and show several items that the "young" crowd obviously would not want at all, including a Hear'Say mousemat. Life after Hear'Say Myleene Klass Following HearâSayâs break-up, the beautiful Myleene Klass followed her passion for music by recording a classical album before coming a presenter of childrenâs chart show CD:UK. She also presented the Sunday breakfast show on Classic FM in 2006 and in the same year she also revealed herself to be an amateur astronomer. At around the same time, Klass decided to reveal herself in other ways too, with a rather raunchy photo-shoot for the "ladsâ" magazine, Maxim. In September 2006 Myleene co-presented The All Star Talent Show on Five and in true 'failed popstar/actor/sportsman' fashion, she appeared on the 2006 series of ITV's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, where she came second. Most recently, Myleene is the face of the Marks and Spencer clothing adverts.

Kym Marsh Kym Marsh also tried to make it now her own in the world of music, however, she opted to adopt an adult contemporary sound and consequently released three UK Top 40 singles Cry, Come On Over and Sentimental, as well as an album before she was dropped due to low sales. After giving up on music, she later went on to become a guest presenter of Loose Women, and entered Making Your Mind Up 2006, the UK show devised to pick a singer and song for the Eurovision Song Contest, however, failed to make the grade. She appeared in Hollyoaks: In the City before her character was killed and she is now appearing in UK soap Coronation Street as barmaid and mother Michelle Connor, for which role she won Best Newcomer at British Soap Awards in 2007. She married Eastenders actor Jack Ryder in 2002. However in March 2008 it was announced that the couple were to separate. Suzanne Shaw Suzanne Shaw chose to go down the musical theatre route and appeared in the remake of the Summer Holiday musical in London's West End, and later in a UK tour of the show.

In February 2005, she was the narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, before landing the title role in Snow White and then as Janet in The Rocky Horror Show national tour. In 2007 she competed in a filmed reality series titled The Baron, which was to have been broadcast on ITV1 in August 2007, but was postponed due to the death of fellow contestant Mike Reid between filming and broadcast, tt eventually premiÃ¨red on April 24, 2008 on ITV. In 2008, Shaw won series 3 of the popular ITV show Dancing On Ice, performing technical footwork and solo skating skills as well as many lifts and tricks with her partner Matt Evers, the "Headbanger" being her most best-known of the series (recreated in her final performance). At the moment Suzanne is performing as Roxie Hart in the West End performance of Chicago, but it's a good job there isn't any general knowledge in there as she has recently been slammed by British tabloid newspaper The Sun for not knowing the identities of the US presidential candidates, nevertheless, she is 2008's Celebrity Mother Of The Year.

Noel Sullivan Another member to head down the stage musical route was Noel Sullivan, who received high accolade for his roles in Fame and Grease shortly after Hear'Say's split. In 2005 he starred in West End musical Love Shack with former Steps star Faye Tozer and former S Club singer Jon Lee, before moving on in 2006 to What a Feeling, which visited all parts of Britain and received country-wide accolades. After "What A Feeling", Noel then hosted and starred in 2 shows in Las Vegas, "Cover Girls" and "Simply Ballroom". Noel recently appeared in Five's reality show Trust Me - I'm A Holiday Rep. Since July 2008 Noel has been starring alongside Bruno Langley and Bernie Nolan in a nationwide tour of Flashdance. Danny Foster Following the split of the band, Danny chose to take a break from the public eye amid tabloid rumours of alcohol and depression whilst he sought help and went into recovery. A few years later Danny appeared on Channel 4's The Games (2005), and has since starred in channel Five's, Trust Me - I'm A Beauty Therapist in October 2006.

According to Danny Foster's official website Danny is currently singing in his own show "The Soul Set" where he sings classic soul numbers from Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and such like. Danny also works for various charities and has recently been pictured in Heat magazine raising funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital for children. Sir Elton John compared Danny to lovable animated character Shrek. Sir Elton then sent his trademark flowers to Foster and famously apologised at The Royal Variety Show and asked Danny on a date.

FemaleFirst - Ruth Harrison Relive the magic below; Many Saturday nights are spent feeding our addictions to shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor and Fame Academy, but it all started with one show and one manufactured pop band; winners of Popstars 2000 - Hear'Say Making the band The band were the result of six weeks of blood, sweat and tears, (okay maybe not blood) as thousands of hopefuls battled it out in open auditions for the television talent show before judges Nigel Lythgoe, Paul Adam (director of A&R at Polydor Records, who had rights to the finished group), and Nicki Chapman reduced the contestants to a final group of ten, before visiting each of them at their homes to reveal whether or not they had been selected for the group. Of the ten finalists, only five made it into the band, and the lucky few were Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw and Noel Sullivan. whilst the rejected five went on to form the band Liberty X, who ironically were more successful than Hear'Say themselves.

Their first single, Pure And Simple, was a cover of a Girl Thing track and went straight to number one in the UK singles chart and quickly became the fastest selling non-charity single in the UK and went on to sell over 1 million copies. The single was followed by an equally successful debut album entitled Popstars which also reached number 1, three weeks after the single, making HearâSay the only British band to have had a debut single and album at number 1 simultaneously. Decline During 2001 the group toured, to middling reviews, and released a live DVD of one of their shows. While on tour, the group were also recording a second, follow-up album, entitled Everybody. This sadly didn't live up to the previous album and their first single off the album only debuted at number 4, and even worse, the album crept in at number 24, but despite this clear decline, the band still made tour for an arena tour in 2002. Realising the pressures of fame, Kym Marsh found herself thrust into the media spotlight even more as they fed on her relationship with ex-Eastender's hottie Jack Ryder who was five years her junior.

In February 2002, Marsh announced that she was leaving the group and auditions were held for her replacement, which ended up being one of the bandâs former dancers and husband of Steps member Lisa Scott-Lee; Johnny Shentall. With a new line-up, HearâSay began recording a third album, cancelling the planned 2002 arena tour to give Shentall time to adjust, however, things went from bad to worse as the group toured the UK radio road shows circuit and were constantly booed and abused by members of the public. HearâSay officially split up on 1 October 2002, citing negative public reaction as the main reason. The band were gently mocked in a NatWest Bank TV commercial which began airing in the UK during summer 2007. In the advert, two NatWest businessmen are claiming to know exactly what free gifts their customers want. They list and show several items that the "young" crowd obviously would not want at all, including a Hear'Say mousemat.

Life after Hear'Say Myleene Klass Following HearâSayâs break-up, the beautiful Myleene Klass followed her passion for music by recording a classical album before coming a presenter of childrenâs chart show CD:UK. She also presented the Sunday breakfast show on Classic FM in 2006 and in the same year she also revealed herself to be an amateur astronomer. At around the same time, Klass decided to reveal herself in other ways too, with a rather raunchy photo-shoot for the "ladsâ" magazine, Maxim. In September 2006 Myleene co-presented The All Star Talent Show on Five and in true 'failed popstar/actor/sportsman' fashion, she appeared on the 2006 series of ITV's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, where she came second. Most recently, Myleene is the face of the Marks and Spencer clothing adverts.

Kym Marsh Kym Marsh also tried to make it now her own in the world of music, however, she opted to adopt an adult contemporary sound and consequently released three UK Top 40 singles Cry, Come On Over and Sentimental, as well as an album before she was dropped due to low sales. Hear'Say - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music Read more about sharing. Hear'Say Biography (Wikipedia) Hear'Say were a British pop group. They were created through the ITV reality TV show Popstars in February 2001, the first UK series of the international Popstars franchise. The group, who were signed to Polydor Records, originally consisted of Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw, and Noel Sullivan. Sullivan is originally from Cardiff, Wales and Marsh is from Wigan, but the other members originate from London, England. Hear'Say achieved instant fame, breaking chart records with their debut single "Pure and Simple" and the album Popstars. However, their second album failed to match this success. In January 2002, Marsh left Hear'Say due to conflicts with Klass and Sullivan.

She was replaced by former Boom! member Johnny Shentall a month later. During a summer promotional tour, Hear'Say were constantly harassed by members of the public. "Lovin' Is Easy," the group's only single to be released with Shentall, failed to make a commercial impact. Hear'Say announced their split in October 2002, eighteen months after their formation, citing "abuse from the public" as the main reason for their demise. Since the dissolution of the band, the members have had individual success in acting, presenting, and singing. This entry is from Wikipedia , the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License . If you find the biography content factually incorrect or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia . Find out more about our use of this data. Show more

Question: Formed in 2001, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh and Suzanne Shaw were members of which pop group?
Answer: Hear'Say